GRE Word List

ENGULF

to flow over and enclose : overwhelm

The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.

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WordMeaning
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
candorunreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness
subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
plumbera dealer or worker in lead
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles